Demonstrations Against HR Abuses By Indian Troops In IOK

People including Hurriyat leaders, activists and lawyers staged forceful demonstrations in Srinagar and other areas on Friday in connection with the ongoing Human Rights Week to draw attention of the world community towards the gross human rights violations by Indian troops in the territory.

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 7th Dec, 2018 ) :People including Hurriyat leaders, activists and lawyers staged forceful demonstrations in Srinagar and other areas on Friday in connection with the ongoing Human Rights Week to draw attention of the world community towards the gross human rights violations by Indian troops in the territory.

According to Kashmir Media Service (KMS) , the Human Rights Week commenced on 3rd of December will continue till 9th December on the call of Joint Resistance Leadership comprising Syed Ali Gilani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik.

Scores of people including Hurriyat leaders and activists held demonstrations in Nowhatta, Hyderpora, Maisuma, Lal Chowk, and other localities of Srinagar and in Baramulla and Pulwama areas after Jumma prayers.

The protesters led by Hurriyat leaders, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Muhammad Yousuf Naqash, Molvi Bashir Ahmed, Syed Imtiaz Haider, Muhammad Yasin Attai, Muhammad Rafique Awaisi, Syed Muhammad Shafi, Khawaja Firdous Wani, Rameez Raja and Imtiaz Reshi, chanted high-pitched pro-freedom and anti-India slogans.

The protesters also demanded an end to the detention of Syed Ali Gilani and Muhammad Yasin Malik and release of all political prisoners detained in various jails.

Indian police used brute force on protesters in Nowhatta and other areas, triggering clashes between the demonstrators and the police personnel.

Earlier, addressing a gathering at Jamia Masjid in Srinagar, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said that it was highly condemnable that all the resistance leadership had been caged ahead of the World Human Rights Day, the 10th December, and nocturnal raids were being conducted on activists while candle light vigil too was being disallowed.

He urged the United Nations to take note of the ground situation in occupied Kashmir by sending a high level team to the territory.